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Ruby Bridges Recounts School Integration in Sarasota

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Ruby Bridges Recounts School Integration in Sarasota

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Civil rights pioneer Ruby Bridges visited Sarasota, where she recounted entering New Orleans’ all-white William Frantz Elementary School as a six-year-old in 1960, escorted by federal marshals past hostile protesters. She said her parents’ decision not to explain the full meaning of the event helped her meet the experience with a child’s innocence; she recalled mistaking the crowds for Mardi Gras festivities and later becoming close to her teacher, Barbara Henry. Bridges also spoke with students at Bay Haven, which integrated in 1962 when 29 Black students enrolled. Students there marked the occasion with the annual Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day, carrying messages of courage and equality and reflecting on the history of school desegregation.

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